Carlson Claims Intelligence Agencies Blackmailing Lawmakers

As GOP lawmakers continue to turn on their constituents and vote to support unpopular bills in Congress, Former Fox News host and founder of the Daily Caller, Tucker Carlson, revealed the reason behind the new development.

They folded on FISA.

They folded on Ukraine.

They've folded on border security without a fight.

Whatever majority we thought we had in the House has increasingly proven to be a mirage.

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We need better Republicans.

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Earlier this month, Congress passed a bill to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on the House floor. FISA, a surveillance law that is meant to target U.S. foreign adversaries, has been used to target Americans, including leading up to the 2016 election, where it was used to spy on Trump’s campaign.

The very Republicans who rail against the “weaponization of government” just voted *for* more weaponization of government. Congress didn’t just reauthorize FISA 702, they dramatically expanded its scope. Blaming Democrats is easy, looking ourselves in the mirror is harder. Wake… pic.twitter.com/jopJtY3uqC

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House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) brought the bill before the House despite objections from former president Trump and most Republican voters.

Mike Johnson’s Speakership is OVER!

He has betrayed Republicans by handing the gavel to Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, and the rest of the Democrats.

He betrayed us on border security.

He betrayed us on funding endless foreign wars.

He betrayed us on FISA.

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Carlson, while speaking on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” told host Joe Rogan that lawmakers supported the bill because they were afraid that the intelligence agencies will plant incriminating evidence on their electronic gadgets.

“People don’t say that because they’re worried about being punished. They’re worried about someone putting kiddie porn on their computer. Members of Congress are terrified of the intel agencies. I’m not guessing at that. They’ve told me that — including people on the intel committee, including people who run the intel committee,” Carlson said. “The people whose job it is to oversee and keep in line these enormous, secretive agencies whose budgets we can’t even know — their ‘black budgets. They’re the parents, the agencies are the children. They’re afraid of the agencies. That’s not compatible with democracy.”

The former Fox News host added that the committee chairmen who are letting the intelligence agencies get away with “warrantless spying” of American citizens feel threatened.

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“It’s playing out in front of everyone, and no one cares and no one does anything about it,” Carlson said. “I think the reason is because they’re threatened. And if you look at the committee chairman who allowed this shit to happen year after year, they’re all — and I don’t know, people say, ‘Oh, they’re compromised or being blackmailed,’ whatever. I don’t have evidence of that. But I know them. And they have all the things to hide. I know that for a fact.”